Holy Daring: An Outrageous Gift to Modern Spirituality from Saint Teresa, the Grand Wild Woman of Avila
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (654 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1852304839 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Spousal Prayer, Divine Intimacy Tessa Bielecki is an unusual Carmelite nun, who styles herself a monk. She writes in uncomplicated, but not simplistic, language about her namesake Teresa of Avila and Teresa's experience of God as her spouse. The author opens this experience for the contemporary reader in such a way that one can regard it as a viable spiritual lifestyle for the lay Christian, single or married, male or female.In a text of little more than 100 pages, the book cannot b. Kathleen Arbour said Paradox of Spirituality - Agony /Ecstasy. I am enriched and encouraged to live the Call of the King/His Majesty with passion and feeling as a woman. The author's connection to the foundress Saint Teresa the grand wild woman of Avila is light unto my path. I am left with the paradoxical prayer that is part of my life now and the ten universal ascetical practices that I dare to adopt one day at a time in my way of life. Thanks be to God and ALL be to His greater honor and glory.
In this account of the spiritual life as seen through the eyes of Teresa of Avila, Tessa Bielecki describes how St Teresa's vibrant, natural life was the foundation for her mystical life.